National League System
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The National League System is the structured hierarchy of semi-professional and amateur football leagues in England that sits below the fully professional top divisions and feeds clubs into higher tiers through promotion and relegation.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football league system
ⓘ
sports competition structure ⓘ |
| alsoIncludesClubsFrom | Wales (border clubs in English system) ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| feature |
annual allocation of clubs to leagues
ⓘ
ground grading requirements ⓘ promotion and relegation ⓘ regionalisation at lower levels ⓘ |
| feedsInto |
English Football League system
ⓘ
Premier League pyramid ⓘ |
| geographicScope | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | The Football Association ⓘ |
| hasSeasonStructure | August to May ⓘ |
| historicalTopDivisionName | Conference National ⓘ |
| includesLeague |
Combined Counties League
ⓘ
Eastern Counties League ⓘ Essex Senior League ⓘ Hellenic Football League ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic League
Hellenic Football League ⓘ
surface form:
Isthmian League
Kent County League ⓘ Midland League ⓘ National League North ⓘ National League South ⓘ North West Counties League ⓘ Northern Counties East League ⓘ Northern League ⓘ Northern Premier League Premier Division ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Premier League
Southern League ⓘ Spartan South Midlands League ⓘ Sussex County League ⓘ United Counties League ⓘ Southern Football League ⓘ
surface form:
Wessex League
Western League ⓘ |
| includesLevel |
level 10 of English football
ⓘ
level 11 of English football ⓘ level 12 of English football ⓘ level 13 of English football ⓘ level 14 of English football ⓘ level 5 of English football ⓘ level 6 of English football ⓘ level 7 of English football ⓘ level 8 of English football ⓘ level 9 of English football ⓘ |
| levelOfPlay |
amateur
ⓘ
semi-professional ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Leagues Committee of The Football Association ⓘ |
| partOf | English football league system ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide a structured hierarchy of leagues below the professional tiers ⓘ |
| shortName | NLS ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| topDivision | National League ⓘ |
| usesCompetitionFormat | double round-robin league ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.